Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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